Jan 3 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index pointed to a lower opening on Thursday, following a broad selloff in Asian and European markets after Apple cut its sales forecast of its first fiscal quarter.

March futures on the S&P/TSX index were down 0.91 percent at 7:00 a.m. ET.

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China's top prosecutor said that two Canadians detained in China after Canada arrested a Chinese technology company executive had "without a doubt" violated the law.

The new Barrick Gold Corp is considering options for its stake in Acacia Mining including possible sale, as Barrick works to end a nearly two-year-long tax dispute in Tanzania that has effectively shuttered operations there, CEO Mark Bristow said on Wednesday.

Canada's Syncrude has been directed to pay C$2.75 million after it pleaded guilty over the death of 31 blue herons at its oil sands site in northern Alberta, the Canadian province's energy regulator said.